Blog Posts Tagged with "Backups"
Do you have a PERSONAL disaster recovery plan?
November 01, 2012 Added by:Allan Pratt, MBA
Most companies, especially publicly-held companies with complex regulations to follow, have disaster recovery plans. They include instructions for data back-up, storage, and recovery as well as employee training. However, with all this talk about corporate planning, do you have a PERSONAL disaster recovery plan?
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The Day I Was Erased Digitally
August 17, 2012 Added by:Theresa Payton
It’s everyone’s worst night nightmare - everything digital in your life gets wiped out. Your phone, your computer, your tablet, every email address, social network profile. It really does happen, and most of you probably didn’t know that even techies and security experts worry about this happening to them...
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Five Security Tips for Android Phones and Tablets
July 31, 2012 Added by:Nicholas Cifranic
Android app stores such as Google Play have little or no security implementation, so anyone with a developer account may publish applications. Although Google has been attempting to enforce more controls to detect malicious apps, hackers are still publishing malware disguised as popular applications...
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How to Save Your Photos from a BYOD Security Policy
June 24, 2012 Added by:Brent Huston
One of the more common rules is to enable the remote wipe and lock feature. This means that if your device was ever stolen or compromised, the IT department can remotely lock the device and then wipe any data from it. And yes, that would include all of your photos as well as other items...
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Making Sense of Data Storage in the Cloud
June 11, 2012 Added by:Theresa Payton
How should you protect your precious digital files? The good news is there are many services to choose from. Here is just a short list to review so you can pick what is best for you based on storage options, privacy and security features, and budget...
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Ensuring Data Integrity via Checks, Tests, and Best Practices
June 04, 2012 Added by:Fergal Glynn
As a process, data integrity verifies that data has remained unaltered in transit. As a state or condition, it is a measure of the validity and fidelity of a data object. As a function related to security, means information is exactly as it was inputted and is auditable to affirm its reliability...
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Your New Best Friend May Not Protect You
May 05, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Your mobile phone may be your new best friend. Four out of seven people have mobile phones, because a phone really is a great companion that brings us into contact with people, media, music, and finances. But unlike a German Shepherd, your mobile isn’t a security device...
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Data Back-Up Strategies for Your Business
March 25, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Do you backup data? One of the problems with getting a small businesses to secure data is they think they need to load up thumbdrives, DVDs or tape devices manually. This is in fact tedious and overwhelming. I’ve got news for you, data backup is easy...
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Twelve Security Best Practices for USB Drives
March 06, 2012 Added by:Kelly Colgan
Portable and mobile storage devices are significant players in most corporate offices. Ensuring proper protection with a best practices policy and strict enforcement offers significant risk reduction—and can prevent long nights on data breach investigations...
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Data at Rest: Dormant But Dangerous
February 10, 2012 Added by:Simon Heron
Data is considered to be either ‘at rest’, ‘in transit’ or ‘in use.’ When putting security measures in place, it is important to consider all three states and address risks associated with each. This article examines data at rest and proposes strategies to minimize dangers...
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Twelve Security Best Practices for USB Drives
February 07, 2012 Added by:Kelly Colgan
Portable and mobile storage devices are significant players in most corporate offices. Ensuring proper protection with a best practices policy and strict enforcement offers significant risk reduction—and can prevent long nights on data breach investigations...
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IC3: Recovery from the Malicious Erasure of Files
January 23, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Cyber criminals can damage a victim's computer by changing or deleting files, wiping hard drives, or erasing backups to hide some or all of their malicious activity and tradecraft. The FBI and DHS encourage businesses and individuals to employ these mitigation strategies...
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A Checklist for Customer Cloud Security
December 06, 2011 Added by:Ben Kepes
In our cloud security whitepaper we spent time talking about why Cloud Computing is potentially more secure than traditional models of IT delivery while at the same time pointing out the fact that there’s still security issues that organizations need to think about when using Cloud...
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Small Business Slow to Adopt Data Backup Systems
September 29, 2011 Added by:Headlines
"Business owners will need to understand what the cloud is and what it can do for their businesses in the areas of cost control, data security, data protection, accessibility, efficiency and productivity to facilitate a smooth running technological platform for their business..."
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On Data Retention – When Not to Backup Data
May 24, 2011 Added by:Danny Lieberman
How much damage would be incurred if there was breach? For the purpose of asset valuation, we distinguish between customer data without PII and customer data that may have PII. Let’s consider 4 key assets of a company that designs and manufactures widgets and sells them over the Internet...
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Back Up Your Backup, Then Back It Up Again
May 13, 2011 Added by:Robert Siciliano
If you aren’t in the habit of backing up your data, you might assume it’s difficult or tedious. But I’ve got news for you, it’s easy-peasy. Backing up is a complete no-brainer. There are many backup options. New PCs often come bundled with backup options included in the “bloat ware"...
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